Information Protection and Security Act
Latest action · Mar 14, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Information Protection and Security Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations governing the conduct of information brokers and the protection of personally identifiable information held by such brokers. States that such regulations shall include rules: (1) requiring procedures for maximum data accuracy, confidentiality, user authentication and tracking, the prevention and detection of illegal or unauthorized activity, and mitigation of potential harm to individuals; (2) allowing individuals to obtain disclosure of such information pertaining to them held by an information broker, to be informed of each entity that procured such information, and to request and receive prompt correction of errors; and (3) prohibiting brokers from engaging in activity that fails to comply with FTC regulations.
Requires violations of such regulations to be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Authorizes States, after providing notice to the FTC and the Attorney General, to bring civil actions on behalf of State residents in Federal district court or any other court of competent jurisdiction to: (1) enjoin such acts or practices; (2) enforce compliance with FTC regulations; or (3) obtain damages, restitution, compensation, or other appropriate relief. Prohibits State actions during the pendency of criminal proceedings brought by the Attorney General or civil actions instituted by the FTC against the same defendant for violations of this Act.
Establishes a private right of action for individuals injured by violations of regulations promulgated under this Act.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2005 to May 17, 2006; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Mar 7, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 17, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 17, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2005 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E368-369)
- Mar 3, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E368 | Edward J. Markey D-MA | Mar 3, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-14 | SECURING CONSUMERS' DATA: OPTIONS FOLLOWING SECURITY BREACHES65 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 11, 2005 |
| S. Hrg. 109-1087 | IDENTITY THEFT AND DATA BROKER SERVICES128 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 10, 2005 |
| Serial No. 109-76 | PROTECTING CONSUMERS' DATA: POLICY ISSUES RAISED BY CHOICEPOINT127 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 15, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 500 | Information Protection and Security Act | Identical bill | Mar 3, 2005 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Information Protection and Security Act
- Popular Titles
- Identity Theft bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative procedure
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Computer security measures
- Confidential communications
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer credit
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Damages
- Data banks
- Federal preemption
- Federal Trade Commission
- Federal-state relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grievance procedures
- Identification devices
- Identity theft
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Information services
- Injunctions
- Law
- Limitation of actions
- Parties to actions
- Restrictive trade practices
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State laws
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.